Lancelot

Recorded 1908–2025 · United States

Lancelot was most popular in 1984, when 18 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,423 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 638 people named Lancelot.

Most popular in1984

Rank that year#6,423

Births that year18

Total since 1880638

Given to100% boys

Lancelot over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lancelot’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lancelot a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lancelot is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 638 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org